Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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DES | Yes | No | No | No |
diethylstilbesterol | Yes | No | No | No |
DES (noun) | diethylstilbesterol (noun) |
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synthetic nonsteroid with the properties of estrogen; formerly used to treat menstrual problems but was found to be associated with vaginal cancers in the daughters of women so treated during pregnancy | synthetic nonsteroid with the properties of estrogen; formerly used to treat menstrual problems but was found to be associated with vaginal cancers in the daughters of women so treated during pregnancy |
a potent estrogen used in medicine and in feed for livestock and poultry |